Outlaws the use of bots - software that allows ticket scalpers to buy lots of tickets before anyone else.

Cap resale price of tickets within 10 per cent of original price.

Prohibits ads for the resale of event tickets that go over this 10 per cent cap.

Gives the Government the power to order event organisers to disclose the number of tickets available for sale to the public.

Scalpers selling tickets for more than 10 per cent of the original price, and websites and other publications promoting these tickets, face fines of $22,000 for individuals and $110,000 for corporations.

"Ordinary sports and live entertainment fans are finding it harder and harder to access tickets," he said.

"These laws will go a long way towards protecting genuine fans.

"The legislation puts consumers first and introduces measures to improve information transparency in the primary and secondary markets.

"It will prevent price gouging by dishonest scalpers and ban the use of bots to buy tickets in breach of a website's terms and conditions."

He told Hack NSW Fair Trading could now investigate complaints about scalping and bot use.

"I have given Fair Trading the powers they need to crack down," he said.

The legislation gives the Minister the power to order event organisers for certain events to disclose the number of tickets available for sale to the public.

The Minister said he would use this power for events that are likely to be sold out.

"The Rugby League grand final, the major semi-finals in other sporting codes, the Ashes, we've got Sia coming to Sydney," he said.

"This business where promoters say 'get your tickets last chance once concert only' and then you find there's four more concerts, that is a marketing technique being used to screw consumers."

Legislation has 'real teeth'

Tim McGregor, managing director of the events company TEG Live, said the legislation has "real teeth" and was a "significant step forward in the war on unauthorised resale and scalping and the use of sophisticated software to outflank security systems."

TEG Live is owned by TEG, which also owns Australia's largest ticket seller, Ticketek.

Mr McGregor said he had been told by Ticketek that bots account for up to 70 per cent of activity on the ticket selling website.

"It's extremely difficult for them to track," he said.

He said scalping was a real concern "for those taking huge risks and bringing major artists to the country."

"From our perspective, we have no issue with the level of transparency that is contemplated in the legislation."